Understanding Heritage

• This course will enable students to understand the different facets of World Heritage and its significance.• Students will also acquire the knowledge of the importance of antiquity, archaeological sites, tangible-intangible heritage, art treasures, national and international Conventions and Acts, government departments, museums, regulatory bodies etc. related to Heritage along with Conservation Initiatives.• It highlights the legal and institutional frameworks for heritage protection in India as also the challenges facing it.• This course will helpful for examining the implications of the rapidly changing interface between heritage and history.• This course will be strongly based on historical sites and monuments, therefore, at least two Projects will be provided on the Monuments/Heritage Sites as a case study.• After completing this course the students can get the opportunity in International organizations, National agencies and Private sectors in the field of Heritage Conservation and Management.

Week - 1
Lecture-1 Defining World Heritage, its Concept, History, Types and SignificanceLecture-2 Defining Archaeology, Its Concept, Types And Planning For Excavation-ExplorationLecture-3 Methods of Excavation and StratigraphyLecture-4 Collection of Artefacts, their Processing and Documentation
Week - 2
Lecture-5 Intangible World Heritage: Meaning, Type, Scope and SignificanceLecture-6 Tangible World Heritage, Its Meaning, Scope, Types and SignificanceLecture-7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and World Heritage Centers
Week - 3

Lecture-8 Significance of Tangible World Heritage Sites of India with A Case StudyLecture-9 Art Treasurer, its Meaning, Types, Scope and ConservationLecture-10 World Heritage Legislation, Concept and Institutional Framework
Week - 4
Lecture-11 International-National Regulatory bodies/Agencies for World Heritage ProtectionLecture-12 Museum, its Concept, History, types, and significance in protecting heritageLecture-13 Archaeological conservation and Preservation, its History, and conceptLecture-14 Outdoor and Indoor conservation and Role of ASI
Week - 5

Lecture-15 Causes of Decaying of Cultural and Natural HeritageLecture-16 Smuggling of Antiquities. Conflict in India and Protective measures adoptedLecture-17 Ex-situ, In-situ conservation and Institutional mechanism of natural heritage
Week - 6
Lecture-18 Geo-ecological Heritage Conservation and National Parks- Wildlife sanctuaries community reservesLecture-19 Heritage and people, Community ownership, and ManagementLecture-20 Application of remote sensing and GIS in World Heritage Management